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Nov. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Pappas Leads Colleagues in Opposing Sale of F-16s to Turkey, Demands Information from State Department
Rep. Dina Titus, ...
Oct. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - Pappas Joins Letter Urging IRS Reporting Rules Be Removed From Build Back Better Proposal
Rep. Susie Lee, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep. Mark Amodei, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Graves and Colleagues Label Supply Chain Crisis as Another Poor Decision That Was Avoidable
Rep. Mark Amodei, ...
Oct. 8, 2021
Rep. Titus Proposes Bill to Authorize Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Kazakhstan
Rep. Dina Titus
Sept. 23, 2021
Congressman Horsford Secures $2.75 Million in Funding for Nevada Small Businesses to Aid Recovery from Pandemic
Rep. Steven Horsford
Aug. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Swalwell Leads Letter to Leadership Pushing New Manufacturing Incentives as Part of Reconciliation Legislation
Rep. Steven Horsford, ...
Aug. 5, 2021
Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation to Help Small Businesses Become More Energy Efficient
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
July 29, 2021
Congressman Horsford Secures Over $7.3 Million for Health Care, Safety, Jobs, and Community Well-Being Across Nevada's Fourth District
Rep. Steven Horsford
July 28, 2021
Rosen, Cornyn, Eshoo Re-Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Improve Cybersecurity of Small Organizations
Sen. Jacky Rosen
July 28, 2021
Rosen Questions Commerce Department Nominee on Travel and Tourism Recovery Efforts
Sen. Jacky Rosen
July 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senatory Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
July 9, 2021
Rosen Applauds $400,000 Department of Commerce Grant She Helped Secure to Operate Minority Business Center in Nevada
Sen. Jacky Rosen
July 8, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses
Sen. Jacky Rosen
June 24, 2021
Rosen Questions Airport CEOs on Airport Infrastructure Investments Needed to Boost Travel Industry
Sen. Jacky Rosen
June 22, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and Government, the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
June 17, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
June 16, 2021
Scott, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Encourage America's Pharmaceutical Independence
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
June 15, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Senator Baldwin Pushes SBA to Speed Up Relief to Struggling Live Event Venues
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
June 10, 2021
Casey, Cortez Masto, Menendez Legislation Includes Measures to Promote Human Rights in Trade Policies and Economic Empowerment of Women
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
June 8, 2021
Rosen Votes to Pass United States Innovation and Competition Act
Sen. Jacky Rosen
May 20, 2021
Cortez Masto Demands Greater Community Investment From Federal Home Loan Banks
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
May 19, 2021
Rosen Introduces the Keeping Our Promise to Small Businesses Act to Help Nevada Small Businesses Access PPP Funds They Were Promised
Sen. Jacky Rosen
May 19, 2021
Hearing of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee - Minority Women and Contracting
Sen. Jacky Rosen
May 17, 2021
Letter to Ambassador Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Hern leads bipartisan letter to USTR Amb. Tai on lumber shortage
Rep. Steven Horsford, ...
May 13, 2021
Congressman Steven Horsford Highlights Racial Equity, Fair Trade, and Lumber Prices in House Ways and Means Committee Hearing with Ambassador Katherine Tai
Rep. Steven Horsford
May 13, 2021
Congressman Steven Horsford Votes to Pass Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act
Rep. Steven Horsford
May 12, 2021
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative - Sen. Johnson Joins Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Urging Administration To Stand with American Industry
Rep. Mark Amodei, ...
May 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Represenative and Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Hagerty, Colleagues Seek Removal of Retaliatory Tariffs on Wine and Spirits, Including Tennessee Whiskey
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
May 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Sarbanes, Kaine, Gillibrand Lead Bicameral Push to Fix PSLF Program and Provide America's Public Servants with Urgently Needed Student Loan Relief
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
May 3, 2021
Rosen Applauds $28.6 Billion in SBA Grant Funding Made Available to Restaurants Impacted by COVID-19
Sen. Jacky Rosen
April 30, 2021
Cortez Masto Introduces Travel Act to Boost Nevada's Tourism Economy
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
April 28, 2021
Letter to Honorable Mike Quigley, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and Honorable Steve Womack, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Kaptur, Pascrell, Ocasio-Cortez Lead Colleagues Demanding Support for Postal Banking
Rep. Dina Titus, ...
April 28, 2021
Rosen Statement in Response to President Biden's Address to Joint Session of Congress
Sen. Jacky Rosen
April 27, 2021
Rosen Transcript Following HELP Hearing on Supporting Children, Workers and Families by Strengthening America's Child Care Sector
Sen. Jacky Rosen
April 27, 2021
Rosen Invites Nevada AAPI Small Business Owner to President Biden's Joint Address to Congress
Sen. Jacky Rosen
April 26, 2021
Rosen Announces Re-Opening of SBA Grant Application Portal for Shuttered Venues in Nevada
Sen. Jacky Rosen
April 23, 2021
Rosen Helps Introduce Minority Business Resiliency Act to Support Minority-Owned Small Businesses
Sen. Jacky Rosen
April 21, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Sinema, Kelly Urge Administration to Quickly Fix Shuttered Venue Operators Grant for Arizona Entertainment Businesses
Rep. Dina Titus, ...
April 21, 2021
Cardin & Cantwell Lead Introduction of Legislation to Expand & Make Permanent Minority Business Development Agency
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
April 21, 2021
Van Hollen, Cardin, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Expand & Make Permanent Minority Business Development Agency
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
April 20, 2021
Cortez Masto Visits White House, Calls for Focus on Jobs & Economic Recovery for Nevada's Latino Community
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
April 19, 2021
Congressman Steven Horsford Votes to Pass the SAFE Banking Act of 2021
Rep. Steven Horsford
April 14, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Jacobs Join Bipartisan Call for Boosting Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
April 14, 2021
Cortez Masto Leads Legislation to Curb Harmful Practices in the Franchise Sector, Protect Small Business Owners
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
April 14, 2021
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Congressman Gonzalez Urges President Biden to Optimize Federal Retail Pharmacy Program to Provide Covid-19 Vaccine
Rep. Steven Horsford, ...
April 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Risch, Cornyn, Colleagues Ask Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
April 13, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Tillis, Colleagues Urge Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
April 13, 2021
Cortez Masto Releases Alarming New Report Detailing Harmful Practices in Franchise Sector, Call for Transparency and Oversight
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
April 12, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Tonko, Schumer, Gillibrand, Katko Call on Biden Administration to Invest in U.S. Semiconductor Production
Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Nov. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Pappas Leads Colleagues in Opposing Sale of F-16s to Turkey, Demands Information from State Department
Rep.Dina Titus, ...
Oct. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - Pappas Joins Letter Urging IRS Reporting Rules Be Removed From Build Back Better Proposal
Rep.Susie Lee, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep.Mark Amodei, ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Graves and Colleagues Label Supply Chain Crisis as Another Poor Decision That Was Avoidable
Rep.Mark Amodei, ...
Oct. 8, 2021
Rep. Titus Proposes Bill to Authorize Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Kazakhstan
Rep.Dina Titus
Sept. 23, 2021
Congressman Horsford Secures $2.75 Million in Funding for Nevada Small Businesses to Aid Recovery from Pandemic
Rep.Steven Horsford
Aug. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - Swalwell Leads Letter to Leadership Pushing New Manufacturing Incentives as Part of Reconciliation Legislation
Rep.Steven Horsford, ...
Aug. 5, 2021
Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation to Help Small Businesses Become More Energy Efficient
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
July 29, 2021
Congressman Horsford Secures Over $7.3 Million for Health Care, Safety, Jobs, and Community Well-Being Across Nevada's Fourth District
Rep.Steven Horsford
July 28, 2021
Rosen, Cornyn, Eshoo Re-Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Improve Cybersecurity of Small Organizations
Sen.Jacky Rosen
July 28, 2021
Rosen Questions Commerce Department Nominee on Travel and Tourism Recovery Efforts
Sen.Jacky Rosen
July 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senatory Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
July 9, 2021
Rosen Applauds $400,000 Department of Commerce Grant She Helped Secure to Operate Minority Business Center in Nevada
Sen.Jacky Rosen
July 8, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses
Sen.Jacky Rosen
June 24, 2021
Rosen Questions Airport CEOs on Airport Infrastructure Investments Needed to Boost Travel Industry
Sen.Jacky Rosen
June 22, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and Government, the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
June 17, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
June 16, 2021
Scott, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Encourage America's Pharmaceutical Independence
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
June 15, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Senator Baldwin Pushes SBA to Speed Up Relief to Struggling Live Event Venues
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
June 10, 2021
Casey, Cortez Masto, Menendez Legislation Includes Measures to Promote Human Rights in Trade Policies and Economic Empowerment of Women
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
June 8, 2021
Rosen Votes to Pass United States Innovation and Competition Act
Sen.Jacky Rosen
May 20, 2021
Cortez Masto Demands Greater Community Investment From Federal Home Loan Banks
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
May 19, 2021
Rosen Introduces the Keeping Our Promise to Small Businesses Act to Help Nevada Small Businesses Access PPP Funds They Were Promised
Sen.Jacky Rosen
May 19, 2021
Hearing of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee - Minority Women and Contracting
Sen.Jacky Rosen
May 17, 2021
Letter to Ambassador Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Hern leads bipartisan letter to USTR Amb. Tai on lumber shortage
Rep.Steven Horsford, ...
May 13, 2021
Congressman Steven Horsford Highlights Racial Equity, Fair Trade, and Lumber Prices in House Ways and Means Committee Hearing with Ambassador Katherine Tai
Rep.Steven Horsford
May 13, 2021
Congressman Steven Horsford Votes to Pass Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act
Rep.Steven Horsford
May 12, 2021
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative - Sen. Johnson Joins Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Urging Administration To Stand with American Industry
Rep.Mark Amodei, ...
May 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Represenative and Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Hagerty, Colleagues Seek Removal of Retaliatory Tariffs on Wine and Spirits, Including Tennessee Whiskey
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
May 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Sarbanes, Kaine, Gillibrand Lead Bicameral Push to Fix PSLF Program and Provide America's Public Servants with Urgently Needed Student Loan Relief
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
May 3, 2021
Rosen Applauds $28.6 Billion in SBA Grant Funding Made Available to Restaurants Impacted by COVID-19
Sen.Jacky Rosen
April 30, 2021
Cortez Masto Introduces Travel Act to Boost Nevada's Tourism Economy
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
April 28, 2021
Letter to Honorable Mike Quigley, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and Honorable Steve Womack, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Kaptur, Pascrell, Ocasio-Cortez Lead Colleagues Demanding Support for Postal Banking
Rep.Dina Titus, ...
April 28, 2021
Rosen Statement in Response to President Biden's Address to Joint Session of Congress
Sen.Jacky Rosen
April 27, 2021
Rosen Transcript Following HELP Hearing on Supporting Children, Workers and Families by Strengthening America's Child Care Sector
Sen.Jacky Rosen
April 27, 2021
Rosen Invites Nevada AAPI Small Business Owner to President Biden's Joint Address to Congress
Sen.Jacky Rosen
April 26, 2021
Rosen Announces Re-Opening of SBA Grant Application Portal for Shuttered Venues in Nevada
Sen.Jacky Rosen
April 23, 2021
Rosen Helps Introduce Minority Business Resiliency Act to Support Minority-Owned Small Businesses
Sen.Jacky Rosen
April 21, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Sinema, Kelly Urge Administration to Quickly Fix Shuttered Venue Operators Grant for Arizona Entertainment Businesses
Rep.Dina Titus, ...
April 21, 2021
Cardin & Cantwell Lead Introduction of Legislation to Expand & Make Permanent Minority Business Development Agency
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
April 21, 2021
Van Hollen, Cardin, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Expand & Make Permanent Minority Business Development Agency
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
April 20, 2021
Cortez Masto Visits White House, Calls for Focus on Jobs & Economic Recovery for Nevada's Latino Community
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
April 19, 2021
Congressman Steven Horsford Votes to Pass the SAFE Banking Act of 2021
Rep.Steven Horsford
April 14, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Jacobs Join Bipartisan Call for Boosting Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
April 14, 2021
Cortez Masto Leads Legislation to Curb Harmful Practices in the Franchise Sector, Protect Small Business Owners
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
April 14, 2021
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Congressman Gonzalez Urges President Biden to Optimize Federal Retail Pharmacy Program to Provide Covid-19 Vaccine
Rep.Steven Horsford, ...
April 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Risch, Cornyn, Colleagues Ask Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
April 13, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Tillis, Colleagues Urge Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
April 13, 2021
Cortez Masto Releases Alarming New Report Detailing Harmful Practices in Franchise Sector, Call for Transparency and Oversight
Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
April 12, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Tonko, Schumer, Gillibrand, Katko Call on Biden Administration to Invest in U.S. Semiconductor Production
Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
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